Editors Note: “While the rate at which the Antigua campus has physically grown over the past few months is a tangible indication of success; our students who gain residency placements are an even more important indication that we are well on our way towards achieving our mandate – to create future generations of physicians that serve the communities they represent. Please join me in congratulating our recent matches and wishing...Read More
Editors Note: “While the rate at which the Antigua campus has physically grown over the past few months is a tangible indication of success; our students who gain residency placements are an even more important indication that we are well on our way towards achieving our mandate – to create future generations of physicians that serve the communities they represent. Please join me in congratulating our recent matches and wishing...Read More
The American Heart Association’s CPR and AED Awareness week is recognized every year during the first week of June. This year’s week of activities culminated with an awareness walk through the streets of St. John’s Antigua on June 7th, organized by AUA’s EMTC/CSRC team, headed by Marlon Destin. The walk was well attended by members of the armed forces, representatives from several sectors of the Ministry of Health, AUA staff,...Read More
Some of the AUA graduates we are most proud of have been residents at Mayo Clinic. It’s worth mentioning because this summer U.S. News & World Report ranked Mayo Clinic’s Rochester, Minnesota facility #1 in its annual list of the Best Hospitals in the country. The Clinic’s Phoenix campus came in 20th on the list, which considered 4,500 medical centers across the United States. Dr. Jasmine Riviere Marcelin and Dr....Read More
In a 2016 survey conducted by the National Residency Matching Program (NRMP), the directors of every residency that participates in the Main Residency Match were asked what they considered when they evaluated applications and when they ranked candidates they had interviewed. They were also asked how important each factor was to them. The results contradict the notion that international medical graduates (IMGs) have great difficulty matching to US residencies, and...Read More
